NEW YORK, NY - Data from the New York Police Department (NYPD) reveals an alarming trend.
Murders on New York City's subway system are rapidly nearing the 25-year high last set in 2022 with 10 murders. Eight people, according to reports, have been killed, either on subway trains or at the dozens of stations throughout the system from January 1st to September 8th.
As reported by The New York Post, in the same timeframe last year the number of murders was five, and in fact, from 1997-2020 the number of subway killings never exceeded five. Violence in the subway system seems to be a continuing issue, with reports early Monday that a shootout with an armed assailant in Brooklyn left the suspect, two bystanders, and an officer injured by reported "friendly fire" in the close quarters of the Metro system, per ABC News.
The 60% increase has taken its toll on New Yorkers. Area resident Jakeba Dockery, whose husband was killed in a January shooting while breaking up a fight, told the Post "it’s not a safe environment to be waiting for the train. It just feels evil."
An NYPD spokesman told the Post that overall subway crime is down by six percent year-over-year from 2023. Robberies have reportedly decreased by 18%, and felony assaults are down almost five percent. The spokesman pointed to weapons seizures on the system being the highest in the past 10 years.
"This year alone, those very officers removed 43 guns (compared to 28 last year) and 1,536 knives (compared to 1,004 last year) from the subway system, the highest weapons seizure rates in the last decade," the spokesman said. "This overall crime reduction is due in large part to thorough investigations by detectives into every major crime within the subway, and the proactive work of officers deployed in the transit system."
However, as reported by NBC New York in April, the rate of reports for rape and bias attacks are up.
Vickie Reeves, 68, said, "You don’t know if you’re going to make it home," according to Zero Hedge, telling reporters, "There’s a lot of mental illness, and it’s painful to your heart that you don’t know who you come in contact with, if they’re going to push you in front of the train."
Murders on New York City's subway system are rapidly nearing the 25-year high last set in 2022 with 10 murders. Eight people, according to reports, have been killed, either on subway trains or at the dozens of stations throughout the system from January 1st to September 8th.
As reported by The New York Post, in the same timeframe last year the number of murders was five, and in fact, from 1997-2020 the number of subway killings never exceeded five. Violence in the subway system seems to be a continuing issue, with reports early Monday that a shootout with an armed assailant in Brooklyn left the suspect, two bystanders, and an officer injured by reported "friendly fire" in the close quarters of the Metro system, per ABC News.
The 60% increase has taken its toll on New Yorkers. Area resident Jakeba Dockery, whose husband was killed in a January shooting while breaking up a fight, told the Post "it’s not a safe environment to be waiting for the train. It just feels evil."
Murders soar 60% on NYC subways, nearing record https://t.co/xUk9XJxcyn pic.twitter.com/SlwoECGSNw
— New York Post (@nypost) September 14, 2024
An NYPD spokesman told the Post that overall subway crime is down by six percent year-over-year from 2023. Robberies have reportedly decreased by 18%, and felony assaults are down almost five percent. The spokesman pointed to weapons seizures on the system being the highest in the past 10 years.
"This year alone, those very officers removed 43 guns (compared to 28 last year) and 1,536 knives (compared to 1,004 last year) from the subway system, the highest weapons seizure rates in the last decade," the spokesman said. "This overall crime reduction is due in large part to thorough investigations by detectives into every major crime within the subway, and the proactive work of officers deployed in the transit system."
However, as reported by NBC New York in April, the rate of reports for rape and bias attacks are up.
Vickie Reeves, 68, said, "You don’t know if you’re going to make it home," according to Zero Hedge, telling reporters, "There’s a lot of mental illness, and it’s painful to your heart that you don’t know who you come in contact with, if they’re going to push you in front of the train."
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